Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Just as Tamura Hiroshi had expected, with Ringo Ameyuri, the eldest daughter of the Ringo family, coming forward to report the mission, the ninja camp didn't think much of it. After making a record, they sent people to the battlefield to conduct a simple investigation, mainly to collect the bodies.

Such things are very common at this stage. Although Kirigakure and Konoha have not yet entered the final battle stage, there are many small-scale clashes in their area, and many people die every day. So this doesn't make a difference.

After this perilous battle and the annihilation of the entire team, coupled with Ringo Ameyuri's status as a young lady, their squad was granted a week of rest.

Returning to Yuri's private room, Tamura Hiroshi dispelled the barrier he had set up and entered the basement.

Following Yuri, the young lady of the ninja clan, has many advantages, especially after learning that she possesses both Yin and Yang attributes, she has acquired many scrolls of sealing techniques and barrier techniques.

Although their grades are not high, they are just right for Tamura Hao to lay a foundation and cultivate.

He dug this basement, set up a protective barrier, and sealed away his spoils from the battlefield over the past few months.

On the operating table in the very center lay a strange, broken body—the puppet of the Third Kazekage, complete with even the puppet's core.

This was the result of his actions on the battlefield in the Land of Wind two months ago. He unexpectedly sensed Sasori's chakra, and then his Kirigakure team went to surround and kill him.

As a result, Sasori of the Red Sand escaped with serious injuries, while their side also suffered heavy casualties, including their team leader and teammates who died in that battle.

This was only because Sasori of the Red Sand hadn't perfected the Third Kazekage's puppet; he could only manipulate iron sand and couldn't use the Magnet Release ninjutsu. Otherwise, they would have been completely annihilated.

This unfinished Third Kazekage puppet became Tamura's spoils of war. He was able to acquire it mainly because the Third Kazekage puppet was not perfected and performed poorly in that battle. In addition, it was crippled in the battle, with most of its body broken, so no one paid attention to it, which allowed Tamura to get a bargain.

In addition, there are many puppet creations of Sasori of the Red Sand. Although most of them are broken, the mechanisms inside are of great research value.

Tamura Hao was just a commoner ninja without any bloodline limit. Although he possessed Yin and Yang attributes, his chakra reserves were average, far less than those with super chakra.

Therefore, large-scale ninjutsu is not useful, especially in the early stages of development where using puppets is a good option.

However, what he's working on right now isn't that, but another kind of puppet creation.

They retrieved Kaguya Moyi's corpse and began creating her chakra core using the technology developed from the Third Kazekage's puppet chakra core.

Although what I made was definitely not as good as Sasori of the Red Sand, it was enough to complete my plan.

After tinkering for more than a day, they finally created the chakra core they wanted, retaining about 10% of Kaguya Moi's Shikotsumyaku power.

Of course, this 10% refers to the inability to use those secret techniques of the Corpse Bone Pulse. The strength of the Corpse Bone Pulse is already fixed, after all, the raw materials are there, and it is not easy to reduce it.

After a quick test confirmed that the chakra core was fine, Tamura Hao finally lay down wearily on the small bed in the corner.

He slept for an unknown amount of time before waking up and finding a figure in the basement.

He ignored this, simply washed his face with water, and began to wolf down the food the little girl had brought.

"What's the point of you tinkering with all this all day?"

Yu Yuli looked at those strange and unusual things, not understanding what effect they could have on improving her strength.

You'll find out soon enough.

After finishing the food in the lunchbox, Tamura Hiroshi continued his work.

First, take out the spider carcass that was soaking in a nutrient tank next to it.

It was a huge spider with its abdomen cut off, leaving only its torso, head, and eight legs.

Those eight legs were extremely thick, long, and powerful; the longest spider leg was even three meters long.

This is the remains of a spider summoning beast, whose combat power is quite formidable, comparable to that of a Jonin.

He had already modified it using the technology he had learned from the Third Kazekage's puppet, and shaped it into a chakra core.

Originally, there were still some difficulties in getting to the final vision, but now that we have the body of Kaguya Moi, a Jonin of the Kaguya clan, all other problems are no longer problems.

Kaguya Moi's chakra core was placed on it, and then the chakra core was connected and manipulated with chakra threads. The power of the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) was used to guide the bones in Kaguya Moi's body to separate and spread rapidly on the chakra core, quickly forming a protective shell. This shell was then embedded inside the spider's body, arranged vertically with the spider's own chakra core.

That wasn't all. The remaining bones spread across the spider's torso and legs, quickly forming a dense periosteum that fused with the spider's exoskeleton, and also condensed into barbs and sharp structures to increase its power.

The originally jet-black spider has turned into a bony white, which is a bit creepy, but also incredibly exquisite, like a work of art.

Yu Yuli watched curiously from the side, still not understanding what that guy was going to do, and then her beautiful eyes widened.

Then, Tamura Hiroshi took off his clothes, leaving him only in a pair of shorts.

This is where his physique really shines. Although he is only nine years old, through deliberate training, his muscle definition is perfect, with both chest and abdominal muscles. He is also a full 1.5 meters tall, nearly a head taller than other children his age.

Under his control, the spider's thorax opened and adhered to his back, forming a breastplate-like structure.

Eight chakra threads extended from Tamura Hiroshi's cervical spine and entered the spider's chakra core, then passed through the chakra core and entered the eight spider legs respectively.

Under the control of the chakra threads, the eight spider legs slowly began to move, and then the longest one suddenly stabbed out, deeply piercing into the huge wooden pillar in the corner of the wall.

"That's amazing!"

This scene made Yuri's eyes widen and sparkle, and then...

Tamura Hao tried to pull out the spider leg that had pierced his body, but embarrassingly found that he was stuck. When he tried to pull it out, he was pulled over instead, leaving two ninja boot marks on the ground.

Finally, they had to use the other spider legs to brace against the wooden post to pull out the pierced spider leg.

"It's not that great!"

With a pursed lip, Yuri suddenly felt that this thing had lost its cool factor, or rather, the controller was too incompetent to use such a stylish ninja tool properly.

Tamura Hao ignored the girl, and after getting used to it, he manipulated the Shikotsumyaku Chakra Core, using the Shikotsumyaku to control the bones to penetrate deep into the spider's shell, and even replace them.

The giant spider itself wasn't very strong, only comparable to ordinary steel, far inferior to the bones of the Corpse Bone Vein, which were harder than steel.

With continuous fine-tuning, the armor formed by the spider's torso became increasingly form-fitting, even extending into a helmet, arm armor, and leg armor.

The eight spider legs have become more coordinated and natural, and the joints have been strengthened.

Regarding the armor design and spider legs, he referenced Bibi Dong's Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor martial soul possession design from the Douluo Continent anime he had watched in his previous life, especially the sharp blades on both sides of the ends of the spider legs.

This biological puppet technology actually existed in Sunagakure long ago. They would make puppets from animals with strong physical abilities, so many of Sunagakure's puppets are animal-shaped.

This is called a beast puppet, but due to the limited number of qualified summoning beasts, it is not commonly seen in puppet teams. Human puppets are an extension and upgrade of beast puppets.

The sight of this suit of armor made Yu Yuri's eyes light up once again; it was just too cool.

I really want one too.

Having completed the entire armor-making process, Tamura Hao was quite exhausted, mainly due to the depletion of his chakra.

At only nine years old, my chakra reserves are still too low. However, this is the only time that the shaping process will be a bit difficult. In the future, simply controlling it won't consume so much chakra.

"Let me play with it!"

Seeing that someone looked tired, Yuri couldn't help but speak up, also wanting to try out this kind of armor.

"You haven't even trained in chakra threads, what are you doing?"

Tamura Hao rolled his eyes; controlling this bio-armor wouldn't be easy.

After realizing he wasn't the type to have chakra, he focused on training his chakra control. He mastered skills like climbing trees and walking on water at the age of three, and has been training his chakra threads ever since. He even uses chakra threads to eat and take notes in class.

During those two months in the Land of Wind, I acquired some of the puppeteer's training techniques, which allowed me to further improve my chakra thread training, enabling me to shape and control this suit of armor.

"I don't care, I just want to play."

Yuri wouldn't give up; she had to have a good time with something this fun.

"You can play with it, I can even make one for you, but you have to tell your dad about it."

Tamura Hiroshi did not refuse, but he set conditions and even tried to entice him.

He didn't want to keep this to himself because there were too many problems. First, being unconventional made him an easy target, and second, there was the issue of the Corpse Bone Pulse.

He didn't want to face these two problems himself, so finding a backer was the best option. Since there was this young lady around, he naturally had to find the Ringo family to cling to.

While the Ringo family can't compare to top-tier wealthy families like Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Hozuki-sama, and Minazuki, they're not bad either.

To put it in comparison, it's roughly equivalent to the size of the Sarutobi clan in Konoha, second only to those top-tier powerful clans.

"What do you want to do?"

Yuri immediately became alert. This guy was very cunning and did things in a treacherous and despicable way, just like his fighting style before.

"I can't protect this thing by myself, and I don't dare to use it. I need your Ringo family to step in and hold the line, and then I can use this to make some deals with your family to earn some cultivation resources."

Tamura Hao appeared very frank. He hadn't realized it when he watched Naruto in his previous life, but after coming to this world and being exposed to the methods of chakra cultivation, he understood that this thing also required resources to assist him.

Chakra cultivation essentially consumes mental and physical energy, which can be understood as the Taoist practice of refining essence into qi in a previous life—a form of consumption.

Prolonged training in this manner is very harmful to the body, especially when refining chakra under excessive load, which can overdraw the body and, in severe cases, lead to sudden death.

Therefore, some external supplementation methods have emerged, the mainstream of which are medicinal herbs. With the assistance of medicinal herbs, one can cultivate better and faster.

This is also the main reason why the twelve Konoha Genin were so much stronger than their peers in the original work; their chakra reserves alone were unmatched by others.

As for the protagonist, he's overpowered and doesn't fit the general character archetype.

"At least you have some brains!"

Yu Yuli glanced at someone smugly, which was considered as agreeing to the deal, and then reached out her little hand to touch the spider armor.

"Let me play with it quickly."

Tamura Hao manipulated the chakra core to unfasten the armor and put it on Yuri's petite body. Although the size was not quite right, Yuri had a lot of fun and wanted such a suit of armor even more.

After glancing at the little girl who was having fun, Tamura Hao walked over to the Third Kazekage's puppet. Although it was only a half-finished product, the chakra core was complete. However, the puppet's structure was still lacking, and it was unable to form hand seals to guide the chakra and perform Magnet Release ninjutsu.

Magnet Release is a very powerful technique, and it is effective in both offense and defense.

Although the Third Kazekage's puppet was not perfect and was even damaged, all he valued was the power of Magnet Release itself.

This could also be made into a powerful set of ninja tools, and he even had a design in mind, but it would require a lot of resources to assist him, as he couldn't do it on his own.

He continued tinkering, and another day passed in this busy work. When his stomach started growling with hunger, he discovered that a woman had appeared in the basement at some point, with Yu Yuli standing obediently behind him, a rare sight.

The woman was admiring the spider armor that had been hung on the wall, and even tried to use a kunai to test the sharpness of the spider legs.

"This is my aunt."

Yu Yuri whispered a reminder that her father was far away in the village and couldn't be notified immediately, so they could only contact her aunt who was also at the campsite.

The reason they were able to quickly transfer from the Wind Kingdom front to this side was because of my aunt's arrangements, as she was worried that they might encounter some misfortune on the Wind Kingdom front.

"Greetings, Senior Jasmine!"

Tamura Hao hurriedly bowed. He had heard Yuri talk about this person before, but had never seen him in person. This was the first time he had met him.

This woman, named Ringo Mari, is the older sister of Yuri's father. She is also an elite Jonin. As for Yuri's father, he is a powerful figure who surpasses Jonin, that is, a Kage-level shinobi, and is also the pillar of the Ringo family.

"I've heard Little Apple talk about you; you're a very clever little guy."

Jasmine turned her gaze away from the spider armor and looked at the boy in front of her... no, he was still a young boy.

This little guy is quite capable, has a lot of ideas, and most importantly, is smart enough.

Tamura Hao smiled shyly and remained silent, waiting for the other man to get down to business.

"Would you like to join our Ringo family?"

Jasmine didn't waste any words and made it clear that she wanted to recruit him.

Although the Ringo family is based on bloodline, they will also recruit outstanding talents.

This little guy is pretty good.

"Marrying into the family? That's fine too."

Tamura Hiroshi paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Yuri, before finally nodding in agreement.

Yuri Amane is good-looking, and her ability to perfectly wield the Lightning Blade in the future proves her talent; she is at least an elite Jonin. If it weren't for the illness that was mentioned in the story, she could probably have reached the Kage level.

Most importantly, she is the eldest daughter of the Ringo family, and her father only has this one child. She will most likely become the head of the Ringo family in the future.

It's not a bad deal for me to freeload off this girl.

Moreover, with the protection of the Ringo family, he could develop more safely and discreetly, especially during this time of war.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Yuri sensed something was off about the guy's eyes, something very strange.

"It's not that you can't pursue Little Apple, but you have to demonstrate more value first."

Jasmine was amused and didn't reject the other person's idea.

My niece will eventually get married, and given her brother's health condition, he will definitely inherit the position of head of the family. Therefore, she cannot marry out of the family and can only find a son-in-law to live with her family.

For a son-in-law to live with his wife's family, the requirements naturally need to be lowered, but not too much. At the very least, he must be a Jonin (high-ranking ninja) and, secondly, able to bring sufficient benefits to the family.

This kid is all alone, without any family influence, so he has to rely on the benefits he creates on his own to make a difference.

"I will try my best!"

Tamura Hao quickly stated that he originally only wanted to cooperate with the Ringo family through Yuri Amane, but now that there was an opportunity to live off a woman, he naturally had to seize it.

"Are you pursuing me?"

Yuri then realized that this bastard had his eye on her.

"You bastard, who asked you to pursue me? Don't think you can get away with just because you stole my first kiss..."

Once they realized what had happened, they immediately flew into a rage. How could this bastard do such a thing?

"My first kiss!"

Jasmine's gaze turned cold. Her niece was only five years old.

This guy not only coveted her, but also stole his niece's first kiss. He's incredibly audacious.

"It's not what you think, senior. Yuri acted on her own during the battle and was knocked unconscious by the explosive tags of the Konoha ninja. I could only give her first aid, otherwise what you see now would be a corpse."

Seeing the coldness in Jasmine's eyes, Tamura Hao quickly explained.

"I told you I wouldn't let you be so willful."

Jasmine frowned, then reached out and tapped her niece on the forehead as punishment.

"Auntie, you're bullying me too."

Yuri, in pain, felt wronged and heartbroken, and glared hatefully at that bastard.

"Could it be other species?"

Turning her gaze back to the spider armor, Jasmine got down to business.

Although I haven't truly experienced the power of this armor yet, I can tell from its defensive capabilities and the sharpness of its spider legs that it's definitely not bad.

If all the clan's ninjas could be equipped with these items, it would definitely be a significant boost to their strength, allowing them to better survive the upcoming Ninja World War and solidify their position in the village in the future.

Although the Ringo clan is a ninja clan, they are actually a neutral party and have not participated in the struggle between the two major factions. Compared to fighting for power and profit, or even coveting the position of Mizukage, they are more focused on their own development and growth.

"Yes, but it's best to use arthropods, as these animals have a relatively simple structure and are easier to control."

At the same time, arthropods have an exoskeleton structure, which allows them to better integrate with the power of the skeletal veins.

The size selection also needs to be controlled. Although I can make some adjustments, it cannot differ too much from the user's body shape and size.

Tamura Hao explained the material requirements for the modification, and that he would firmly grasp this technology, which was also his asset.

Moreover, the ability to figure out this technique is due to the unique nature of his own chakra, and he has a high talent for control.

He believed that few in the entire Hidden Mist Village could match his control over chakra, at least not in the Ringo clan.

That way, you can make this job a secure, lifelong career!

"Can these spider legs be retracted?"

Jasmine nodded slightly, then inquired about the spider legs. These things could be an advantage in battle, but carrying them around all the time was inconvenient; it would be great if they could be stored away. (End of Chapter)